Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-06
NJ SADI-CARSOT.
The New President of France The Third
of a Famous Line of Statesmen.

The New President of France The Ihird
of a Famous Line of Statesmen.
Marie Francois Sadi Garnet completed
halt u century OF lille August II OF the
present year. His grandfather was the Ia
nous minister OF war in the French Revo'
luton. His father, II. LaIare Hippolyte
Carnot, inherited much OF the celebrated
Carrots ability, and as IL politician promi-
nently in many Of the stirriEg episodes
which marked the history Of France in the
second and third gudIterS Ot tic present
century. But the second Cannot was b"
paTadcXicai observation-disclosures, states.
man, orator, author, mao Of affairs and
mystic philosopher lie identified hin.se'!
with the 81. Simou,ln5 OF lS&4 and hscame
a profound student of Oriental literature
when Euflntiu R5gs and M9s,oi went t.
preach tie ductltayS OF SAINT Simon IA The
East. To this time OF mysticism IL due
the sad" which is hypheEatCd 10 the
his.o:.c name ot Garnet, h0rGc by the
tourtu president Of tue Third Republic.
Sadi-Carnot wa3 educated TO the protsS'
sion Of engineer aud proved an apt scholar
even If Developing nOue OF the active char
actersticS OF his family, and mauitrSting
ratEer q stolidjty which was foreign to his
house. lie WA fifth in his class when he
entered the Polytechnic School, but soon
tooS the trst position and retained it until
he gl2duatCG in 1868 He WAS soon after
wards appointed assistant secretary OF the
Government Council of Roads and Bridges.
Subsequently he was nominated engineer
at Auuscy, in Upper Savoy, and remained
there until 1S7i, when, ut the fall OF the
empire. IL was summoned to active pOllti-
cal lie. January 10, 1871, he was appoint
cd project OF the department OF the Seine
IutericGre, aud was charged with the or
yanization OF the rational defense in the
three departments Of the Seine-Iuierieure.
the EuIe and Calyados. The duty was
performed with the enthusiasm and thor
oughneSs which was expected from one on
whom deyOlved the task o. uphOldlng the
traditions OF the CaruOts.
In February OF the same year 81. S&dl-
CaruOt was elected to the National Assem-
bly, from the department OF the Cote d. Or
and iGeutiiep himself with the Republi-
can Left, of which he became Secretary.
Naturally he gave the most earnest sup
port TO all laws for the permanent estab-
lishmeut of the Republic. When the AS
sembly was divided Into two branches, IN
1876, ne was elected deputy from Beaune
and was appointed one OF the secretaries
Of the chamber He made a speciality Of
public works, more particularly railroads,
and the promotion of inland navigation
and soon gained reputation as an author
ity on these subjects. He was frequently
placed on the Budget Committee, the train
ing scnool for young statesmen, and be.
came chairman in 1883.
In December, ISIS, he was appointed
under-secretary Of public works, and there
gained the intimate acquaintance with the
operations of the department which quail
fed him for the minister's portfolio, which
Ferry gave him on becoming premier In
September, 1880 Gamhetta overthrow the
Cabinet in November, ISL, and was called
to form q ministry, and Sadi.Caruot retired.
BriSson gave him the portfolio Of public
works in April, 1885, and when DeFrey-
einet succeeded BriSson rs premier IN jan
uary, 1885, be retained him in the Cabinet
rs minister of finance. When in December
last the DeFreycinet ministry fell, the
question at issue Was one Of economy and
the minister of finance refused u conform
to large reductions in expenditures demand
ed by the Budget Committee. Clemenceau
then overthrew DeFreyCiEet on a vote to
sustain Sadi. CARROTS estimates. This l.
the complete record Of the rev President
comparatively brief political experience.
Madame Ssdi-Carnot, daughter OF the
late Dupont White, is we'll and favOrahly
known TO English and Americans. She Is
a pretty, bright, clever woman, Partisan
i'm her viyaaity and never-faiiing good hu-
NOR, and a mos: interesting conversation
alist. To her possibly as much rs to him.
self does her husband owe his political
prefermeut. She talks English with ease
and grace and reads all the sensational
novels published in London with the sane
ayidlty as an English-speakiD2 person
reads the similar class of French literature.
Ouida, Miss BrIddon and Wilkie Collins
are her particular iayorites. She will
move n greater favorite in the Elysee Pal
ace than any lady who has been its ms
tress during the fifteen years existence OF
the Third Republic.